Philippine coastguard workers retrieve a dead 17ft whale shark, which was found by fishermen at the Manila Bay breakwater. The whale shark's cause of death is still unknown. Coastguards said they did not find injuries in their inspection except for a wound on the tail

A starling (Sturnus vulgaris) perched on a wall on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. Almost 60% of Britain's rarest birds, including once-extinct species such as the bittern, avocet and osprey, have seen their numbers increase over the past decade. Rare birds breeding in Britain have fared better than their more common cousins, with widespread species including starlings, nightingales and cuckoos all in decline

Dead fish in a lake at the Palmarsh fishery in Kent. The Environment Agency was called to undertake an investigation after around 500 fish were found dead in the lake. Environment management and fisheries officers deployed aeration equipment to boost oxygen levels to save the remaining fish in the 55-acre lake

Indonesian vets tried in vain to save the life of an injured Sumatra tiger. The tiger, who belongs to one of the world's most endangered tiger subspecies, was captured by locals when it entered a village searching for food